Volume 60 Number 6

The Society was founded on 24 January 1934

Special Interest Plant of the Month

June 2019

Plant Name: Pomatocalpa angustifolium

Grown by: Gary Yong Gee

Gary’s comments are on page 10

Q.O.S. proudly supports

The Queensland Children’s Hospital Foundation

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The Queensland Orchid Society, Inc.

www.qos.org.au

PO Box 1153

Capalaba Qld 4157

Patron

His Excellency, the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC

The Governor of Queensland

President Mr Barry Kable kableab3@bigpond.com 073824 5931

Secretary Mrs Ann Kable qos.secretary@bigpond.com 07 3824 5931

Treasurer Mr Kev Horsey qos.treasurer@optusnet.com.au 07 3281 9203

Editor Mr Peter Callaghan editorqos@gmail.com 07 3855 1643

Next General Meeting: 8.00pm, 8 July, 2019 Red Hill Community Centre, Fulcher Rd, Red Hill

Next Committee Meeting: 10.00am, 17 July, 2019 At the home of Kevin & Margaret Horsey, 110 Aspinall St, Leichhardt

July Meeting Information

Guest Speaker: Gary Yong Gee

Guest Societies: Aspley Orchid Society, Ipswich Orchid Society

Judges for Q.O.S. General Meeting 8 July 2019: Ken Haase

Judging starts at 7.45 pm

Members who contribute to this Bulletin must endeavour to assure the reliability of its contents.

Any cultural advice provided is a guide only and may not suit individual growers.

It is the responsibility of the individual to validate such advice before applying suggested methods.

The Society welcomes potential members to come to the General Meetings as our guests, and advises those wishing to join

us that the annual subscription fees (in Australian Dollars) are:

$20 for a single, $25 for a family from 1st January

$10 for a single, $12,50 for a family from 1st July

AFFILIATED SOCIETIES

Other orchid societies interested in affiliating with us are advised that Society Affiliation is $30 pa.

Affiliated Societies Judging Roster For July 2019

Beaudesert O. & F. S. Wednesday 17 Jul @ 7.30pm Michael Billau, David Poulgrain, Jan Teufel

Brisbane O.S Monday 22 Jul @ 7.45pm Gordon Grant, Robert Reitano, Brent Nicoll

Ipswich O.S. Wednesday 3 Jul @ 7.30pm John Buckley, Maree Illingworth

John Oxley O.S. Wednesday 10 Jul @ 7.30pm Robert Reitano, Brent Nicoll, John Buckley

Logan & District O.S. Tuesday 16 Jul @ 7.45pm David Poulgrain, Ken Haase, Adrian Bergstrum

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Monday 10th June 2019 General Meeting of The Queensland Orchid Society Inc.

At Red Hill Community Sports Centre, 22 Fulcher Road Red Hill

MINUTES

Judging commenced at 7.45pm

The President Barry Kable declared the General Meeting open at 8:00pm. Welcome to Members, Visitors & Judges.

Present; As per Register 22

Apologies: Kevin & Margaret Horsey, Helen Murray, Les & Helen Vickers, John Rutter, Ian Reid, Mal Martin.

Visitors: Robert Reitano, Alan & Daphne McKell.

Judges for June: Gordon Grant, Robert Reitano, John Rooks, Ken Haase, Michael Billiau, Val Reid.

Guest Societies: - Brisbane & Redlands Orchid Societies.

New Members:

Financial Report: Treasurer Kevin Horsey is not well. (Copy of reports tabled)

Financial Report for May 2019 was read & moved by Ann Kable. Seconded by Ian Kidd.

Correspondence: Your committee has attended to routine correspondence. (Newsletters show Schedules & other sundry notices are on

sign in table)

General Business:

New PA System has arrived

Guest Societies – Ken Haase spoke about Brisbane Orchid Society – meet on 4th Monday of each month at Progress Hall Upper Mt

Gravatt, membership is growing, bus trips. Hold one show a year.

Margaret Rieck spoke about Redlands Orchid Society – Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Donald Simpson Centre Cleveland, about 45 members turn up to meetings. Have a Saturday Morning Cultural Group that meets on the 1st Saturday of the month at member’s homes Hold 2 charity shows a year Autumn & Spring at the Donald Simpson Centre Cleveland. They are

open shows so non-members can bench and sell.

85th Year – Committee has booked the East League Club to hold a luncheon on Saturday 26th October. The 2-course meal will be

$25.00 for members. It will be subsidized by the society. Trying to find old photos etc. or any history on the early day of society.

Bulletin – Barry asked if everyone was happy with new layout of the Bulletin. He congratulated Peter Callaghan and said he was doing

a good job.

Rocky Round Up Orchidfest 2019 Subtropical Orchid Council Conference & Show – 14th & 15th September at Korte’s Resort Rock-

hampton. Registration Form online.

Ekka Potted Plant Competition – 26 classes orchids & foliage, 7 orchid classes, prize money 1st $15, 2nd $7, 3rd $5 + certificate $100 for Champion. Enter online www.ekka.com.au go to Competitions then click on Flower & Garden. Entries close on Friday 2nd August, 3 entries per class enter as many classes as you want for $15.00. Need to deliver on Wednesday 7th August (cannot bring vehicles on to ground Thursday). Makes a good show for the public please try to enter. Orchid Societies of SE Queensland will have a display again this year, will need plants & people to help on display while Ekka is on, 2 shifts a day 9am to 1pm & 1pm to 5pm from Friday 9th to Sunday 17th August, you will free entry the day you help see Ann if you want to put your name

down.

Orchid Chit-chat – Last month Barry introduced a new segment where members could speak. Val Reid showed photos of the shade house

they have built and asked for some help about air movement.

Gordon Grant has volunteered for July.

Any Other Business:

Supper

Guest Speaker for June: Michael Billiau – Topic – Singapore Garden by the Bay. Thank you, Michael.

Raffle: 10 draws - Plants

Benching Results:

1st in Judges Choice Species – Paphiopedilum insigne owned by G Grant.

1st in Judges Choice Hybrid – Bulbophyllum Wilmar Galaxy Star owned by P & T Callaghan.

1st in Novice – Phragmipedium Hanna Popow owned by I & V Reid.

Special Interest – Pomatocalpa angustifolium owned by G Yong Gee.

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Ekka 2019 – 9th to 18th August 2019

Potted Plant Competition – Why not enter? There are 26 orchid & foliage classes, with 7 specifically for orchids.

Prize money is given for each class: 1st $15, 2nd $7, 3rd $5 + a certificate and $100 for the Champion. A maxi-

mum of 3 entries per class is allowed, and you can enter as many classes as you like for $15.00. You don’t need

to put the orchid’s name in the application, just that you will have a plant in that class. Plants need to be deliv-

ered on Wednesday 7th August to the Old Museum Precinct, 480 Bowen Bridge Road (corner of Gregory Ter-

race), Bowen Hills. Vehicles can’t be brought on to the grounds from Thursday. The display makes a good show

for the public. Please try to enter. Enter online www.ekka.com.au, go to Competitions, and then click on Flower

& Garden. Entries close on Friday 2nd August.

Orchid Societies of SE Queensland will have a display again this year. Plants are needed for the display. To

minimise congestion at in Old Museum Precinct there will be collection points for orchid plants. The plants will

then be loaded into suitable vans and delivered to the Ekka. On the Southside, the drop-off address will be the

home of Barry and Ann Kable, 281 Redland Bay Road, Capalaba (3824 5931) and on the north side at the resi-

dences of David James, 726 Hamilton Road, West Chermside (0417 623 597) and Doug & Kath Wanka, 14 Co-

man Street, Rothwell (3203 0575).

Plants need to be delivered to these addresses by the afternoon of Tuesday 6th August.

Note: Each pot should contain a separate label with the name of the club and the grower’s name; also

each club or member should provide a list of plants supplied.

People will be needed to help on the display and answer questions etc. while the Ekka is on. There will be two

shifts of 2 people a day from 9am to 1pm & 1pm to 5pm from Friday 9th to Sunday 18th August. People assisting

will receive a free entry ticket for the day you come in to help.

Contact Ann Kable 0414 738 110 or by email kableab3@bigpond.com if you want to put your name down.

Lucky Exhibitor: K & A McGinn

The next General Meeting will be on Monday 8th July 2019 at Red Hill Community Sports Centre, 22 Fulcher Road, Red Hill.

Thank you to all who helped tonight.

Meeting closed at 9:45pm

Ann Kable QOS Secretary

A Note from the Editor:

This edition of the Bulletin was a collaborative effort. I would like to thank Gary Yong Gee and Reg Illingworth who both volun-

teered to help me get the spelling of the orchid names correct, as well as making sure that names were italicised correctly, and

brackets were used were they were meant to be used.

I have now set up a new master copy to be used for all future editions of the Bulletin. This should help overcome the technical

problems that plagued the production of June’s Bulletin. It should also help make it a lot easier and less time consuming to

produce future Bulletins. That, in theory, is the plan. We all know what happens to plans, especially the best made plans of

mice and men.

You will also notice that there are no extraneous photos of Bulbophyllums this month.

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Cattleya

Exhibition

Over 90 mm

Only 2 plants benched

1 Rhyncholaeliocattleya Caricia en Paraiso K Haase

2 Cattleya Fiery x Goldcrest x Guarianthe aurantiaca K & A McGinn

Cattleya

Exhibition

Up to 90mm

1 Cattleya Elusive Dream 'Rose' K Haase

2 Rhyncholaeliocattleya Little Toshie K Haase

3 Cattleya Hsinying Little Mary * I R Kidd

2 Cattleya Unknown K Haase 3 Cattlianthe Scarlet Imp 'Paradise' I R Kidd

1 Cattlianthe Scarlet Imp 'Amy'

P & T Callaghan

Cattleya

Non-exhibition

Dendrobium

1 Dendrobium Fraser's Spiral Hope x Den canaliculatum

K Haase

2 Dendrobium Masako Taki K Haase 3 Dendrobium Mitzuao 'White' K & A McGinn

Crosses on this page that have been named (*):

Cattleya Pink Doll x Mari's Love = Cattleya Hsinying Little Mary

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Paphiopedilum

Exhibition

No plants benched

Paphiopedilum

Other

1 Paphiopedilum (Hilo Super Greenx Hsinying)

K Haase

2 Paphiopedilum Whitemoor 'Norriton'

K & A McGinn

3 Paphiopedilum (Norito Hasegawa x Gold Dollar)

K & A McGinn

2 Zeloncidesa Heart of Gold K & A McGinn 3 Oncidium Sunlight ‘Hilo Honey' K & A McGinn

1 Oncidium Juino's Delight K & A McGinn

Oncidium

Alliance

Oncidium

Tolumnia

No plants benched

Crosses on this page that have been named (*):

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Vandaceous

2 plants only benched

1 Vanda Viboon Velvet 'Korat' K & A McGinn

2 Vanda Manuel Torres * I R Kidd

Phalaenopsis

1 Phalaenopsis (I-Hsin Honey Girl x Rothschildiana)

G Grant

2 Phalaenopsis I-Hsin Honey Girl x Rothschildiana

G Grant

3 Phalaenopsis I-Hsin Sesame G Grant

2 Bulbophyllum Wilmar Fantasia K Haase 3 Phargmipedium Sorcerer's Apprentice 'Big Red' I R Kidd

1 Bulbophyllum Wilmar Galaxy Star

P & T Callaghan

Any Other

Genera

Species

Sympodial

1 Paphiopedilum insigne G Grant

2 Dendrochilum convallariiforme K Haase 3 Restrepia species M Ferguson

Crosses on this page that have been named (*):

Vanda Kasem's Delight x coerulea = Vanda Manuel Torres

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Species

Monopodial

1 Phalaenopsis violacea 'Sharon' Haase K

2 Phalaenopsis pallens Grant G

3 Pomatocalpa angustifolium Yong Gee G

Australian Native

Species

1 plant only benched

1 Dipodium ophioglossum G Yong Gee

2 Dendrobium Superbiens I R Kidd

1 Dendrobium Fantasy Land 'Princess' K Haase

Australian Native

Hybrid

Novice

1 Phragmipedium Hanne Popow I & V Reid

2 Brassocattleya Hawaii Stars A O'Reilly 3 Epidendrum Wedding Valley 'Sakura' A O'Reilly

Crosses on this page that have been named (*):

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Bulbophyllum Wilmar Galaxy Star P & T Callaghan

Judges Choice

Hybrid

Judges Choice

Species

Paphiopedilum insigne G Grant

Guest Society

Redlands Orchid Society:

1 Paphiopedilum Leeannum M & D Rieck

2 Oncostele Wildcat 'Bloodshot' A & D McKell 3 Paphiopedilum charlesworthii J & D Rooks

Guest Society

Brisbane Orchid Society

No plants benched

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Special Interest Plant of the Month, June 2019

Grower’s Comments

Plant Name: Pomatocalpa angustifolium

Owner’s Name: Gary Yong Gee

Owner’s Comments:

Housing: Solarweave covered shade house with 50% shade cloth. Plant grows on weldmesh bench 1 meter

above ground, 2 meters below roof and receives about 70% shade.

Watering: Overhead sprinklers from rainwater tank 3 times per week for 10 minutes in late afternoon from Octo-

ber till May. Plant watered about once per week in morning for 5 minutes in winter.

Feeding Program: Once per week with various fertilizers such as Horticultural Solutions HS022, HS012, Duet,

sometimes with Powerfeed.

Potting Medium: Coarse bark and charcoal in plastic slat basket.

Other Cultural Comments: Seems to be easy to cultivate with plenty of moisture while root tips are active and

green. Roots appreciate a wet-dry cycle.

Judge’s Comments: Miniature flower of interest to judges. Not seen benched very often. Healthy plant. Well

grown.

Upcoming Shows

Townsville Orchid Society 12 — 14 July, Townsville Orchid Society Hall

John Oxley Orchid Society 13 & 14 July, Auditorium, Mt Cootha

Toowoomba Orchid Society 20 & 21 July, St Pauls Hall, James & Phillip Sts, Toowoomba

Caboolture Orchid Society 26 — 28 July, Community Centre, Morayfield Rd, Morayfield

Maroochydore Orchid Society 2 & 3 Aug, Milwell Rd Community Centre, Maroochydore

Agnes Water Orchid & Foliage Club 10 & 11 Aug, Agnes Water Community Centre, Spring Rd, Agnes Water

North Brisbane Orchid Society 17 & 18 Aug, Auditorium, Mt Cootha

Noosa District Orchid & Foliage Society 23 & 24 Aug, Cooroy Memorial Hall

Aust Native Orchid Society Conference 23 — 25 Aug, Strathpine Community Centre, 199 Gympie Rd, S’pine

Logan & Dist. Orchid Society 24 & 25 Aug, Springwood State School Hall

Tweed District Orchid Society 29 — 31 Aug, Jessie McMillan Hall, Wollumbin St, Murwillumbah

Redlands Orchid Society 31 Aug, Donald Simpson Centre, 172 Bloomfield St, Cleveland